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_scvvter's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Well that was sure an experience for me.
I'm gonna just say that after finishing this book, I do not know how to really feel about it. Like don't get me wrong, I can't think of any flaws about it write now except possibly I wasn't super wild about the writing style. Like everything connected well and the whole story came together at the end great. Valente slayed with this but I just don't think it was for me. Like when I got to the twist I was more upset that I didn't figure it out earlierespecially as someone who spent their who K-12 career being in a private christian school. I would totally recommend this to someone who wants a good, quick book to read but I just don't think fit with me. Valente didn't eat but she did nibble a bit so I'll possibly give her another chance.
<b>Final Score:</b> 6.5/10
I'm gonna just say that after finishing this book, I do not know how to really feel about it. Like don't get me wrong, I can't think of any flaws about it write now except possibly I wasn't super wild about the writing style. Like everything connected well and the whole story came together at the end great. Valente slayed with this but I just don't think it was for me. Like when I got to the twist I was more upset that I didn't figure it out earlier
<b>Final Score:</b> 6.5/10
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death
willow_the_wisp's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
amfonteyn's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, and Gaslighting
okokfinewhatever's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Religious bigotry and Murder
megrob's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Body horror
rosie_valadez's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Gore, and Domestic abuse
viscog30's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
ebeth_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Gore
paneerakbari's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Exquisitely written and a tremendously imaginative blending of often obscure sources. Valente wields language like a samurai with their sword, or a chef with a knife, and to rather the same effect, emotionally.
The book is novella-length, easily read through in a day if not a single (extended) sitting. It is dark, and tight, and uncomfortably close. The studied reader is liable to be piqued by the author's name-drops, and they work well as signposts pointing you on to the conclusion, itself another beginning. It's the sort of tale that, like all the best ones, matters more in the "getting there" than in the particulars of its plot: "how it's done" is so much tastier than "what it was" - though what it is includes penetrating insight, criticism so sharp you don't quite notice its bite, and a profound (though implicit) challenge to a particular ordering of some societies.
The book is novella-length, easily read through in a day if not a single (extended) sitting. It is dark, and tight, and uncomfortably close. The studied reader is liable to be piqued by the author's name-drops, and they work well as signposts pointing you on to the conclusion, itself another beginning. It's the sort of tale that, like all the best ones, matters more in the "getting there" than in the particulars of its plot: "how it's done" is so much tastier than "what it was" - though what it is includes penetrating insight, criticism so sharp you don't quite notice its bite, and a profound (though implicit) challenge to a particular ordering of some societies.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, and Religious bigotry
danielle70's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, and Misogyny